I was wondering what the typical oil consumption would be on a healthy engine without oil leaks. Yes, I know about the oil leaks but mine has been abated and doesn't seem to be dripping at this point. It seems mine is using less than a half quart every 1800-2000 miles.....does that seem excessive?
Thank you,
Steve
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Nope, actually that's pretty good.
IIRC Steve, the owner's manual said 800 mi per qt. on the stock motors.
Air-cooled motors - actually air + oil cooled - tend to use a tad more oil than water-cooled, but most car makers back in the 70's also gave them 1000-1200 mi/qt.
So your 1800-2000 mi/qt beats both, & is pretty good, as Mark says.
No worries for your motor!
Tom
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Air-cooled motors - actually air + oil cooled - tend to use a tad more oil than water-cooled, but most car makers back in the 70's also gave them 1000-1200 mi/qt.
So your 1800-2000 mi/qt beats both, & is pretty good, as Mark says.
No worries for your motor!
Tom
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Agree yours is a good. I see about 800-1,000 per quart on my 2056 and a little less on its original 2.0.
Wow! Thanks you guys very much for your insight I was hoping for good news today. 
SLITS measures oil consumption in quarts per hour. 
QUOTE(Elliot Cannon @ Mar 5 2016, 07:53 PM) 
SLITS measures oil consumption in quarts per hour.
Oil?
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